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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Genetics - MGM - Center for NeuroGenetics

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Gainesville, FL (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 6 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/14/2026

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The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM) and the Center for NeuroGenetics (CNG) in the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine invite applications for a tenure-track/tenured position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the area of Genetics with a research focus on Human Genetics and the roles of DNA repetitive sequence elements in neurological and neuromuscular disease. We seek outstanding and productive investigators in various areas of genetics and molecular biology, including gene expression/regulation, molecular mechanisms of disease, single-cell omics, spatial omics, and other related fields, whose research will synergize with and further strengthen research in both MGM and the CNG. The Department has active research programs in mammalian (human, mouse), Drosophila , viral, bacterial, and cancer genetics, together with expertise in gene discovery, genome and RNA editing, transcriptional and co/post-transcriptional regulation, disease pathomechanisms, RNA biochemistry, structural biology, protein biochemistry, and computational biology. The Department and Center offer a highly collegial and collaborative environment with existing interactions with numerous Colleges (Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, Health & Human Performance ), Institutes (Genetics, Norman Fixel for Neurological Disease, Cancer, Emerging Pathogens, McKnight Brain, Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology) and Centers (CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, Inflammation & Mucosal Immunology, NIH Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics, Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease). Further information about MGM and the CNG can be found at https://mgm.ufl.
edu and https:
//neurogenetics.med.ufl.edu . Applicants should hold a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD in the biomedical sciences or a related field of study. The position offers outstanding research space, a highly collaborative environment, and substantial start-up packages. Applications received by August 31, 2026, will receive full consideration. Pre-/post-submission inquiries should be directed to Dr. Maurice Swanson, Search Committee Chair, by emailing Kris Minkoff, Administrative Coordinator, kminkoff@ufl.edu . If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law. To learn more about the University of Florida (UF), please visit https://www.ufl.edu/ . All applicants MUST apply online through Careers at UF at https://jobs.ufl.edu/ posting # 539300.